First-grade teachers at Bel Air Elementary dressed up as storybook characters Thursday to read to their students. Pictured are (from left) Sara Chamblee as Snow White, Heather Davis as The Very Brave Witch, Antonia Moreno as the Queen of Hearts, Maria Contreras as Pinkalicious, Chrystal Smith as Junie B. Jones, Jodi Padgett as Thing 1, Adonica Smith as the Cat in the Hat, and Rebecca Hall as Thing 2. Teachers at both Bel Air and South Athens elementaries transform themselves into storybook characters this time of year to encourage reading. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)